Five Lady Knights softball players were named to the AISA All-State 1st team (Paxton Searle, Jesi Garrett, Kaylee Pullin, Sommer Sears, and Madisyn Kennedy). Dawn Johnson received all-state honorable mention. Paxton Searle was honored as the AISA Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year and was named to the Super All-State team as one of the top 10 high school players in the state. Paxton will attend Troy on an academic scholarship in the fall and has plans to walk on the school’s softball team. Playing primarily pitcher, Searle helped lead Macon East to a fifth straight AISA championship. She was 42-6 with a 2.24 ERA, including 17 shutouts this season, plus hit .489 with 15 home runs and 78 RBIs. Paxton Searle is just the fourth AISA player in history to make the softball Super All-State list.
Chapman Dean and Seth Meadows were named to the AISA All-State Baseball 1st team.